Angel Yin
Angel Yin (born October 3, 1998) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.[1]
| Angel Yin | |
|---|---|
 Yin in 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 3, 1998 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour Ladies European Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Ladies European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | 2nd: 2023 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T4: 2018 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T2: 2019 |
| Women's British Open | T6: 2023 |
| Evian Championship | T20: 2023 |
Amateur career
Yin won the 7–8 year old Junior World Golf Championships, won the California State Women's Amateur as a 12 year old and again as a 14 year old, was the youngest player at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur, was co-medalist at a U.S. Women's Amateur, and was the youngest player in the field at the 2012 U.S. Women's Open (also the second youngest in history).[2]
In 2015, she competed in the Junior Solheim Cup.[3]
Professional
Yin posted five top-5 finishes in 2017.[4] Her "powerful swing and ebullient personality" brought her attention from Juli Inkster, U.S. Solheim Cup captain, who named Yin as a captain's pick for the 2017 Solheim Cup. She became the youngest player on either team.[3][5] She scored 1.5 points out of 3 matches. On December 9, 2017, she won the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic for her first professional victory. Yin started off the 2019 season tying for fourth in the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on February 27, 2019.[6]
At the 2023 Buick LPGA Shanghai in her 159th start, Yin finally broke through for her first win on the LPGA Tour defeating Lilia Vu in a playoff, with Yin birdieing the first extra hole. Earlier in the year, Vu defeated Yin on the first playoff hole at the Chevron Championship.
Personal life
Yin was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, Michelle Liu, a businesswoman who immigrated to the U.S. from China, caddied for Yin when she was still an amateur. Yin attended Arcadia High School, but finished her diploma online.[5][7]
Professional wins (2)
LPGA Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
| Major championships (0) |
| Other LPGA Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 15, 2023 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | 70-69-65-70=274 | −14 | Playoff | Lilia Vu |
315,000 |
Playoff record
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Chevron Championship | Lilia Vu |
Vu won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 1 | 2023 | Buick LPGA Shanghai | Lilia Vu |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Ladies European Tour wins (1)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T55 | 73 | T21 | 74 | T39 | T59 | T57 | CUT | 2 | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | T36 | T4 | T21 | T44 | CUT | T25 | T30 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T2 | CUT | 6 | T51 | T20 | |||
| The Evian Championship ^ | CUT | T69 | CUT | NT | T48 | WD | T20 | |||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T11 | CUT | T35 | T59 | T34 | CUT | T6 |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 26 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2023 Chevron – 2023 Women's British, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times, current)
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made* | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | T5 | 455,235 | 44 | 70.75 | 31 |
| 2018 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 667,423 | 30 | 71.87 | 72 |
| 2019 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | T2 | 755,784 | 28 | 71.16 | 43 |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T17 | 106,122 | 84 | 71.90 | 62 |
| 2021 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | T3 | 494,539 | 42 | 72.18 | 105 |
| 2022 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | T3 | 384,589 | 65 | 71.86 | 96 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1,503,477 | 9 | 71.28 | 45 |
| Totals^ | 150 (2017) | 114 (2017) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 4,367,169 | 97 |
Official as of October 15, 2023[8][9][10]
*Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.
World ranking
Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.
| Year | Ranking | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 595 | [11] |
| 2014 | 704 | [12] |
| 2015 | n/a | [13] |
| 2016 | 245 | [14] |
| 2017 | 46 | [15] |
| 2018 | 39 | [16] |
| 2019 | 42 | [17] |
| 2020 | 77 | [18] |
| 2021 | 95 | [19] |
| 2022 | 138 | [20] |
| 2023 | 21^ | [21] |
^ as of October 23, 2023
Team appearances
Amateur
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2015 (winners)
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2017 (winners), 2019, 2023
Solheim Cup record
| Year | Total matches | Total W–L–H | Singles W–L–H | Foursomes W–L–H | Fourballs W–L–H | Points won | Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 9 | 5–3–1 | 2–0–1 | 0–0–0 | 3–3–0 | 5.5 | 61.1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1–1–1 | 0–0–1 halved w/ K. Icher | 1–1–0 won w/ L. Salas 6&5 lost w/ L. Salas 4&2 |
1.5 | 50.0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 def. A. Muñoz 2&1 | 1–1–0 won w/ A. McDonald 7&5 lost w/ A. McDonald 2 dn |
2 | 66.7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 1–0–0 def. C. Boutier 2&1 | 1–1–0 won w/ C. Knight 2 up lost w/ A. Ewing 4&2 |
2 | 66.7 |
References
- Mell, Randall (August 5, 2017). "Yin plays her way into Solheim consideration". Golf Channel. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- Brumer, Andy (February 6, 2017). "Angel Yin... Hitting it from Here to Heaven". Fore. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- Nichols, Beth Ann (August 5, 2017). "Breaking down the 2017 Solheim Cup Team USA roster scenarios". Golfweek.
- Mickey, Lisa D. (June 30, 2018). "Even in blazing heat and 5 shots back, Angel Yin is chill at KPMG Women's PGA". ESPN.
- "Precocious Yin, 19, establishing herself on LPGA Tour". The San Diego Tribune. March 19, 2018.
- Cleveland.com "Nelly Korda wins Women's Australian Open 2019: Final results, leaderboard" February 17, 2019
- Merrill, Elizabeth (August 17, 2017). "American teen Angel Yin just having fun in her Solheim Cup debut". ESPN.
- "Angel Yin stats". LPGA. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Angel Yin results". LPGA. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2013.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 2021.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2022.
- "Women's World Golf Rankings". October 23, 2023.
External links
- Angel Yin at the LPGA Tour official site
- Angel Yin at the Ladies European Tour official site
- Angel Yin at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site